Authorised share capital is the maximum amount of shares which a company can issue. Issued share capital is the number of shares issued (or allotted) directly from the company to shareholders....
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November 4, 2014
Authorised share capital is the maximum amount of shares which a company can issue. Issued share capital is the amount of shares issued (or allotted) directly from the company to shareholders....
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September 2, 2014
What Are Pre-Emption Rights?
A pre-emptive right provides that when new shares in a company are issued, existing shareholders have an automatic right of first refusal to purchase these shares in...
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March 18, 2014
In Irish company law, a “golden share” is a particular type of share, issued for the sole purpose of giving its holder the power to control the board of directors of the company which has...
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March 4, 2014
There are various methods of changing both the authorised and issued share capital in Irish companies. A common transaction would be the allotment of shares. Whilst the redenomination or...
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December 10, 2013
Irish companies can have many types of share classes by setting out those classes and the rights attached to each class in their memorandum and articles of association. There are no legal...
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October 15, 2013
A share is the interest of a shareholder in a company, measured by a sum of money.
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